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- Born
- 1885
- Died
- 1928
- Works
- 48
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- Prentice Hall Literature -- Platinum
- The Britannica Library of Great American Writing - Volume II
- The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition
- American Women's Literature
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Elinor Morton Wylie née Hoyt (September 7, 1885 – December 16, 1928) was an American poet and novelist, who first became popular before World War II. Wylie was born in Somerville, New Jersey. Her grandfather, Henry M. Hoyt, was a governor of Pennsylvania. She was raised in this socially prominent family in Washington, D.C. Her aunt was Helen Hoyt, also a poet. She graduated in 1912 from the Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Maryland. She eloped with Harvard graduate Philip Simmons Hichborn (Septe
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Somerville
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- William Rose Benét
- Father
- Henry M. Hoyt
- Occupation
- writer
- Employer
- Vanity Fair
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- poetry
- Image
- Elinor Wylie.jpg
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- Commons category
- Elinor Wylie
- cause of death
- stroke
- date of birth
- 1885-09-07
- date of death
- 1928-12-16
- Commons Creator page
- Elinor Wylie
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Elinor Hoyt Martyn
- writing language
- English language
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Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Elinor Wylie, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana